Mining

Kibo Mining continues to attract strong Tanzanian government support for the Mbeya coal to power project.

Caterpillar has announced officer retirements and further consolidation of divisions.

The Colorado Mining Association has said that the US Supreme Court decision to stay the EPA’s carbon regulations means that the regulations will have a short life span.

Evan Jenkins has launched the #WVCoalVoices project, where he plans to share the stories of West Virginia families affected by the declining coal industry.

Teck Resources has restructured its senior management following a number of retirements of senior executives.

The Competition Tribunal has approved the takeover of Optimum Coal Holding Ltd’s Optimum coal mine and six other target firms by Tegeta Exploration and Resources.

Orica Ltd has completed the restructuring of its Minova group as a stand-alone business unit dedicated to ground control solutions for the mining, geotechnical and construction industries.

Siemens and thyssenkrupp renew their collaboration for conveying system solutions in the mining industry for another five years.

India will build 15 new coal washeries over the next 18 months, doubling the number of plants in the country.

A round-up of some of this week's key news items from the international coal industry, from the latest coal exploration updates to an outlook on the long-term sustainable growth of the mining industry.

GMB’s new method to neutralise flooded opencast mines using the natural water circulation to distribute lime and CO2 is successfully demonstrated in a pilot project in Lake Scheibe, Lusatia.

Anna Vikström Persson, Executive Vice President and Head of Group function Human Resources at Sandvik, has decided to resign from her position, effective 1 June 2016.

A new study by PwC has highlighted the economic benefits of reducing West Virginia’s controversial coal severance tax.

Cloud Peak Energy has announced a full-year loss of US$204.9 million and said it will stop exporting coal this year.

UK coal miner and importer, Hargreaves Services, is to realign its business away from thermal coal in response to weakening market conditions.